A Useful Life

A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience f...

Runtime

1m

Director

Auguste Lumière, Louis Lumière

Cast

Madeleine Koehler, Marcel Koehler, Mrs. Auguste Lumière

Dr. Clayton Forrester figures he can rule the world if he deadens his subjects' brains by making them endure terrible movies. Exploiting his access to nearby satellite-dwellers Mike Nelson and his robot pals, Crow T. Robot and Tom Servo, Forrester makes them watch "This Island Earth", a cheesy 1950s spaceship film. But when Mike and fr...

Runtime

1h 13m

Director

Jim Mallon

Cast

Trace Beaulieu, Michael J. Nelson

Four lives that could not be more different and a single passion that unites them: the unconditional love for their cinemas, somewhere at the end of the world. Comrades in Dreams brings together six cinema makers from North Korea, America, India and Africa and follows their efforts to make their audiences dream every night.

Runtime

1h 40m

Director

Uli Gaulke

Cast

Anup Jagdale, Penny Tefertiller, Yong-Sil Han

In a rundown area of Buenos Aires, at the dawn of the 1980s, Adrian LeDuc owns both a struggling movie theater and a shabby apartment building filled with eccentric, squabbling tenants. To make ends meet, Adrian takes in a roommate, Jack Carney, but soon begins to suspect that the quiet American is responsible for a series of political...

Runtime

2h 4m

Director

Martin Donovan

Cast

Hart Bochner, Colin Firth, Dora Bryan

Runtime

2h

Director

Laurens Straub, Dominik Wessely

Cast

Rudolf Augstein, Heinz Badewitz, Hark Bohm

A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.

Runtime

1h 26m

Director

Kyle Balda, Chris Renaud

Cast

Danny DeVito, Zac Efron, Ed Helms

The Minions fight over a delicious banana... but is that all they want?!

Runtime

4m

Director

Kyle Balda, Samuel Tourneux

Cast

Pierre Coffin

When a social worker visits Gru’s house to assess its suitability for children, chaos ensues. Margo, Edith, and Agnes, along with the ever-mischievous Minions, scramble to give the home a makeover in record time. Their attempts to create a warm and inviting environment quickly spiral into hilarity as the Minions’ unorthodox methods lea...

Runtime

5m

Director

Kyle Balda, Samuel Tourneux

Cast

Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Elsie Kate Fisher

The Minions embark on their first day of work, eager to prove themselves in their new roles. After watching a hilariously outdated 'Initiation Video,' three rookie Minions take on bomb-carrying duty. Predictably, their enthusiasm quickly spirals into chaos as they bungle the simplest of tasks. Packed with slapstick comedy and the Minio...

Runtime

4m

Director

Kyle Balda, Samuel Tourneux

Cast

Pierre Coffin, Rob Huebel